The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the worlds countries. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about brazil people 2018 should be addressed to the cia. Other economic activity includes the exploitation of natural resources, e. The cia world factbook 20182019 central intelligence agency isbn. Republic of the congo is a source and destination country for children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation. Ishmael jones the cia is a broken, sovietstyle bureaucracy with its own agenda. Cia world factbook unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of june 30, 2018. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of sri lanka 2020 information contained here. From the worlds most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the cias official countrybycountry data on nations around the world.
The cia world factbook 2015 central intelligence agency on. Things are fine the way they are i dont want to rock the boat because i may have to deal with hassle of other people. Central intelligence agency that provides statistics and demographics about nations around the world. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Bolivia birth rate historical data graphs per year. The world factbook is an online publication of the u. The human factor makes the case for intelligence reform, showing the career of an accomplished deep cover cia case officer who struggled not with finding human sources of secret information in rogue nations, but with the cias bloated, dysfunctional, even cancerous bureaucracy. If you use the cia world factbook as a source of information for your paper, you must include it in the reference list at the end of your paper. An interpretation of the cia report from 2005 about the world in 2020 is getting viral on social media. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The highest court s subfield includes the name s of a countrys highest level court s, the number and titles of the judges, and the types of cases heard by the court, which commonly are based on civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional law.
A number of countries have separate constitutional courts. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. Is there an api for the cia world factbook or one that. Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. The cias mission includes collecting and analyzing. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2009 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia. The economy suffers from high unemployment, rising inflation, large trade deficits, and a growing dependency on foreign assistance. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2016 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. At cias russia house, growing alarm about 2016 election interference. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of 2009 country information contained here. Central asia russia the world factbook central intelligence.
Excerpts from forthcoming book the cia and the cult of intelligence by victor marchetti and john d marks, which has been at center of legal dispute between authors, publisher alfred a knopf and. The october 2016 pdf contains a bitmap version, not vector. Cia the world factbook field listing government type. This entry is the total amount of crude oil imported, in barrels per day bblday. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of botswana economy 2015 information contained here. This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil, in barrels bbl. This entry shows where production takes place in an economy. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. With his book the human factor, jones relates the details of his extraordinary career with a notable lack of bravado and a tremendous amount of dry. Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites.
The 2005 report gives a suspiciously detailed description of the current covid19 pandemic that has been gathering pace in the world lately. However, in my humble opinion it is seriously mistitled. The information regarding various countries on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. The government in 1990 was attempting to get the budget deficit under control and, in general, to bring economic policy in line with the recommendations of the imf and the world bank. And the new world of intelligence, in which the cia is but one of many players. Pages in category cia world fact book the following 200 pages are in this category, out of 263 total. Country comparison pages are presorted lists of data from selected factbook data fields.
Access to society journal content varies across our titles. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. Today somalia is the world s third highest source country for refugees, after syria and afghanistan.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about qatar 2020 should be addressed to the cia or. After initial training in the us, ishmael jones spent his career. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle. This is merely a fan page dedicated to the cia world fact book. The directorate of plans now the directorate of operations had a bit of a head start, owi. It should really have the title cia world factbook 2016. Links are to the definitions and notes about each entry. Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data.
If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box. Angry auditions that shocked the world top talents. This entry shows who does the spending in an economy. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Cia world factbook honduras central intelligence agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of qatar 2020 information contained here. The united states and its partners continue to face a growing number of global threats and challenges. The world factbook is prepared by the cia for the use of u. The book explores how to identify, quantify, and articulate value for customers. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry. The hassle free zone is i dont want all the uncomfortable aspects of life that come with standing up for truth.
In the early years after the cia was established, everything had to be started pretty much from scratch, invented on the fly, and adjusted later as needed. The information regarding sri lanka on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. How reliable and accurate is the cias the world factbook. Making managements head turn empowers readers with a systematic method to build and maintain a valuecentric internal audit organization. The cia world factbook the datahub original cia world factbook packaged dbpedia provides semantic data based on wikipedia. It is an impressive book that gives a great deal of information arranged by countries of the world. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The world factbook countrylocation photo gallery modal world. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It was written by former threestar general in the securitate, the secret police of socialist republic of romania, ion mihai pacepa, and law professor ronald j. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of korea, north economy 2015 information contained here.
For more on the agencys mission, visit our strategic intent. The atlantic ocean provides some of the worlds most heavily trafficked sea routes, between and within the eastern and western hemispheres. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u. When world war ii formally came to a close on to september 1945, a new secret war was only just beginning.
Insecurity, drought, floods, food shortages, and a lack of economic opportunities are the driving factors. One page summaries the world factbook central intelligence. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. These are the categories, fields, and subfields of information generally recorded for each country. Former spy chief reveals secret strategies for undermining freedom, attacking religion, and promoting terrorism is a nonfiction book about disinformation tactics and history rooted in information warfare. Doctors provides proof based on 15,000 pages of documents obtained from the cia through the freedom of information act that there have been pervasive, systematic violations of human rights by american psychiatrists over the last 65 years. The official print version is available from the government printing office. This entry is the total amount of crude oil exported, in barrels per day bblday. Cia report from 2005 predicts 2020 covid19 pandemic. Somalia the world factbook central intelligence agency.
If the cia as a whole shared this one officers relentless pursuit of wmd sources, terrorists, and the rogue nations that support them, then we might find ourselves in a much safer world today. During the two decades of conflict that followed the fall of the siad regime in 1991, hundreds of thousands of somalis fled their homes. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of brazil people 2018 information contained here. The world factbook also known as the cia world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Afghanistan onepage summary afghanistan albania onepage summary. Country comparison pages are generally given in descending order.
The information regarding qatar on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. However, it is frequently used as a resource for student papers, web sites and nongovernmental publications. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the united states, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily. Cia world fact book, 2004atlantic ocean wikisource, the. Extensive data, maps, and flags of all the countries in the world. References guide to country comparisons the world factbook. From the most amazing to some of the funniest auditions and performances weve ever seen. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military.
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